Minecraft players explore a virtually infinite world, mining raw materials, crafting tools and items, and building structures and machines. This tutorial will cover everything you need to know to make a campfire in Minecraft.
What is a Minecraft Campfire?
Campfires were added to Minecraft in Version 1.14 – the Village & Pillage update.
They are blocks you can use to cook raw food items, pacify bees, or act as a source of light. You can also use them to create smoke signals or as trap blocks.
The campfire block also has a dimmer variant with turquoise flames called the soul campfire, which deals more damage than a regular campfire and repels Piglins.
How to Craft a Campfire in Minecraft
Here are the three steps you need to take to create a campfire:
1. Make a Crafting Table
If you haven’t already, make a crafting table. Punch or use an ax on any tree to harvest wood. In your inventory, put one wood block into the crafting grid to make four wooden planks. Put the wooden planks into all slots of the crafting grid to make a crafting table. Place the crafting table anywhere to use it.
2. Gather Your Materials
Here is what you will need to make one campfire:
3. Craft the Campfire
Go to the crafting table and place the blocks according to the following crafting recipe: Voila! You now have a campfire.
How to Craft a Soul Campfire in Minecraft
Here are the four steps you need to take to create a soul campfire:
1. Make a Crafting Table
If you haven’t already, make a crafting table as described above. Place the crafting table anywhere to use it.
2. Gather Your Materials
Here is what you will need to make one soul campfire:
3. Craft the Soul Campfire
Go to the crafting table. Place the soul sand or soul soil in the center of the crafting grid. Put a stick above and on either side of the soul sand/soil. Now place three logs along the bottom.
4. Light the Campfire
When you place your Minecraft campfire, it should light automatically. Campfires will go out if splashed with a water bottle. You can manually light campfires by using or dispensing flint and steel on them, shooting them with a flaming arrow, or using or dispensing fire charges, blaze fireballs, and ghast projectiles.
Other Ways to Obtain Campfires
While crafting a campfire is relatively easy, you can also get campfires other ways. For example, campfires spawn in Taiga and Snow Taiga villages. If you come across a campfire, you can mine them without a tool (but an ax will be faster) and place them where you like. You can also buy them from villagers in exchange for emeralds. To get the most out of Minecraft, check out our advanced tooltips tutorial.
